Industrial Designer
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, United States
Job Description
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world – together. At Ford, we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
About the HCD Team The Human‑Centered Design (HCD) Team is responsible for the end‑to‑end experience, including digital and physical design of new businesses, new products and new services. We are looking for creative individuals to help further the vision and mission of Ford’s HCD team. This position requires demonstrable expertise in physical product solutions with strong visual design work, design sensibility, and articulate storytelling.
Responsibilities
Contribute to Design Innovation: Design novel and unique experience design solutions to meaningful problems for customers, identifying design opportunities and actionable concepts that align with user and business needs, design principles and technical capabilities.
Develop Prototyping & Design Visualization Skills: Assist in initial rough prototyping (“build to learn”) with a primary emphasis on physical enablers, and iterate design solutions based upon customer, user and system feedback to meet user expectations and deliver successful outcomes.
Support Insight‑Driven Design Solutions: Assist in creating design solutions that are deeply rooted in customer and user insights, translating these insights into highly desirable and feasible physical product solutions.
Design Leadership & Vision: Actively contribute throughout the entire design process from inspiration and research to building prototypes and communicating a clear vision. Help bring to life integrated digital‑physical experiences through brand, products and services, and collaborate with project teams to conceive, design, develop, test and launch impactful new products and services.
Systems Thinking: Apply systems thinking to physical experience design that seamlessly engages people through touchpoints along a service journey for both consumer and business applications.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication: Bring clarity and focus through effective communication of functional needs and aesthetic sensibilities. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in an advanced product development environment, building strong relationships with engineering, planning and research stakeholders.
Experience Content Strategy & Feasibility: Partner to support the initial design and development of experience concepts. Design and iterate key program applications of the domain‑based Experience Content Strategies, confirming key experiences are feasible within program constraints.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design or a related field.
Portfolio or work examples showcasing industrial design projects.
Designer‑level experience in a consumer product industry, transportation sector, supplier, design consultancy or similar field.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite design tools.
Proficiency with at least one 3D modeling software application (e.g., Alias AutoStudio, Rhino or Blender).
Proficiency in relevant presentation applications (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote or similar).
Even Better, You May Have...
Master’s degree in industrial design, transportation design or a related field.
Five or more years of Industrial Design or Transportation Design studio work experience.
Strong creativity and demonstrated inventiveness toward features and functional solutions.
Strong ability to translate customer and research inputs into relevant, highly desirable and feasible product solutions.
Strong communication skills through presentation and storytelling.
Strong product design aesthetic sensibilities.
Strong sketching, visualization, modelling and presentation skills.
Strong 2D application skills (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator).
Strong 3D application skills (e.g., Alias AutoStudio, VRED, Rhino, Maya or Blender).
Demonstrated ability to actively contribute to projects in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Demonstrated ability to build low‑fidelity prototypes (e.g., hands‑on with cardboard, foam core, wood, laser cutting, 3D printing) and understanding of production methods and prototyping processes.
Demonstrated ability to translate design vision in animated story‑form through creative use of digital presentation applications (including AI visualization tools).
Ability to support the development of design proposals from concept to production.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we’ve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time
This position is a salary grade 6‑8 and ranges from $74,300 to $166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate’s skills and experience; base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, see https://fordcareers.co/GSR.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1‑888‑336‑0660.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are within commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.
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About the HCD Team The Human‑Centered Design (HCD) Team is responsible for the end‑to‑end experience, including digital and physical design of new businesses, new products and new services. We are looking for creative individuals to help further the vision and mission of Ford’s HCD team. This position requires demonstrable expertise in physical product solutions with strong visual design work, design sensibility, and articulate storytelling.
Responsibilities
Contribute to Design Innovation: Design novel and unique experience design solutions to meaningful problems for customers, identifying design opportunities and actionable concepts that align with user and business needs, design principles and technical capabilities.
Develop Prototyping & Design Visualization Skills: Assist in initial rough prototyping (“build to learn”) with a primary emphasis on physical enablers, and iterate design solutions based upon customer, user and system feedback to meet user expectations and deliver successful outcomes.
Support Insight‑Driven Design Solutions: Assist in creating design solutions that are deeply rooted in customer and user insights, translating these insights into highly desirable and feasible physical product solutions.
Design Leadership & Vision: Actively contribute throughout the entire design process from inspiration and research to building prototypes and communicating a clear vision. Help bring to life integrated digital‑physical experiences through brand, products and services, and collaborate with project teams to conceive, design, develop, test and launch impactful new products and services.
Systems Thinking: Apply systems thinking to physical experience design that seamlessly engages people through touchpoints along a service journey for both consumer and business applications.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication: Bring clarity and focus through effective communication of functional needs and aesthetic sensibilities. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in an advanced product development environment, building strong relationships with engineering, planning and research stakeholders.
Experience Content Strategy & Feasibility: Partner to support the initial design and development of experience concepts. Design and iterate key program applications of the domain‑based Experience Content Strategies, confirming key experiences are feasible within program constraints.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design or a related field.
Portfolio or work examples showcasing industrial design projects.
Designer‑level experience in a consumer product industry, transportation sector, supplier, design consultancy or similar field.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite design tools.
Proficiency with at least one 3D modeling software application (e.g., Alias AutoStudio, Rhino or Blender).
Proficiency in relevant presentation applications (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote or similar).
Even Better, You May Have...
Master’s degree in industrial design, transportation design or a related field.
Five or more years of Industrial Design or Transportation Design studio work experience.
Strong creativity and demonstrated inventiveness toward features and functional solutions.
Strong ability to translate customer and research inputs into relevant, highly desirable and feasible product solutions.
Strong communication skills through presentation and storytelling.
Strong product design aesthetic sensibilities.
Strong sketching, visualization, modelling and presentation skills.
Strong 2D application skills (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator).
Strong 3D application skills (e.g., Alias AutoStudio, VRED, Rhino, Maya or Blender).
Demonstrated ability to actively contribute to projects in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Demonstrated ability to build low‑fidelity prototypes (e.g., hands‑on with cardboard, foam core, wood, laser cutting, 3D printing) and understanding of production methods and prototyping processes.
Demonstrated ability to translate design vision in animated story‑form through creative use of digital presentation applications (including AI visualization tools).
Ability to support the development of design proposals from concept to production.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we’ve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time
This position is a salary grade 6‑8 and ranges from $74,300 to $166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate’s skills and experience; base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, see https://fordcareers.co/GSR.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1‑888‑336‑0660.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are within commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.
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